Tuesday, May 17, 2011

MACK SENNET BEGAN HIS STUDIO IN THE VALLEY IN 1926

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY 2011

These great photos were shared with The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by the Studio City Improvement Association. The Museum Community was alerted to the images by Connie Elliot. (click on images to enlarge)

Site of the original Mack Sennet Studios in Studio City in 1926.

The camera is looking east toward Mr. Cahuenga (sometimes called Mt. Hollywood) and the Cahuenga Pass into Hollywood. The photo was taken at Radford Avenue, just east of Laurel Canyon on Ventura Boulevard, on the onset of construction July 29, 1926.

Mack Sennet Studio 1928

Mack Sennet Studio under construction in 1928. The large building is the Studio's second largest building with smaller support structures nearby.

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